Vince McMahon Amongst WWE Names Spotted At UFC 276

The WWE Chairman and his inner circle were in attendance for last night's UFC card.

by Andrew Pollard
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At one point in time, so unthinkable was it, it seemed more likely to see CM Punk shockingly return to WWE than to see Vince McMahon on UFC programming. As such, it came as a major surprise to see Vince amongst several WWE names in the crowd for last night's UFC 276.

There, Vinny Mac, Stephanie McMahon, Triple H, Pat McAfee and Nick Khan were shown in attendance as UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya made his way to the cage to fight Jared Cannonier.

While Adesanya would pick up the unanimous decision win at UFC 276, likely the bigger talking point from this fight is that the Last Stylebender entered the arena to the Undertaker's iconic WWE theme whilst donning a 'Taker-esque hat and carrying an urn.

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For those wondering, Vince and Co. headed to UFC 276 after last night's Money in the Bank premium live event had finished. With MITB taking place from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the WWE names hopped across to Vegas' T-Mobile Arena once this latest sports entertainment PPV had concluded.

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As for why Pat McAfee was sporting a neck brace during UFC 276, that's him selling an attack from Happy Corbin once Money in the Bank had gone off the air - with Corbin officially accepting McAfee's challenge for a match at SummerSlam later this month.

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